On the Five-Year Anniversary of the Unjust Detention of U.S. Embassy Sana’a Staff

The agency (U.S. Department of State) stated: On the Five-Year Anniversary of the Unjust Detention of U.S. Embassy Sana’a Staff
Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, SpokesmanOffice of the Spokesman On the Five-Year Anniversary of the Unjust Detention of U.S. Embassy Sana’a Staff Press Statement October 19, 2026 Today marks five years since the Iran-backed Houthis unjustly detained more than twenty current and former staff of the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a. For five years, these innocent people and their families have endured separation, int
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Source country: United States
Published (UTC): 2026-10-19T13:47:31.000Z
Source: U.S. Department of State
Original source: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/on-the-five-year-anniversary-of-the-unjust-detention-of-u-s-embassy-sanaa-staff/


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